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How to keep e-mail and enclosed files together when saving to hard disk?
JMTee | Oct 25 2007
My GTD system has a weak point when it comes to digital project support material. I receive lots of files (.xls, .doc, .ppt, .pdf etc. etc.) through e-mail. I need these files to be searchable via Spotlight, so I have to save them on the hard disk. The problem arises when - and this is often - I need to keep the enclosing e-mail together with the enclosed file(s). How should I 'tie' the e-mail to the files on the hard disk? The only fool-proof solution that I've found is to create a dedicated folder for the e-mail and all its contents, but as you can imagine, that is not at all practical when receiving lots of mail. Any ideas/suggestions? 7 Comments
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 Ready-Set-Do!s Mail RuleSubmitted by Todd V on October 25, 2007 - 10:07pm.
You might try using Ready-Set-Do!'s Mail Rule. You can set this up so that emails go directly into your file system. A new folder is created with the subject line of your email and the text of the email -- along with any attachments -- get saved in that folder. And thus it is easily searchable by Spotlight. It works very well. A new one that works with selected mail messages will debut sometime next week. » POSTED IN:
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